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Yasuo with Akshan

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How to Synergize Yasuo and Akshan

based on 1,918 Yasuo with Akshan pairs
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Yasuo has gone into battle with Akshan in 1918 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much great data directly from the makers of LoL, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, accurate builds to help Yasuo synergize with Akshan. It is very rare for Yasuo to play with Akshan as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in about 0.7% of games with Yasuo.

Yasuo Akshan Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Yasuo has done a dismal job of teaming up with Akshan. Typically, he wins a dismal 47.5% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to do better as Yasuo when fighting on the same team as Akshan by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with them, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Yasuo vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingKraken SlayerImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Death's DanceInfinity EdgeStatikk ShivBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yasuo to level upq
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Second ability for Yasuo to level upe
>
Last skill for Yasuo to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Yasuo and Akshan

Tips for Playing as Yasuo with Akshan

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

Advice to Understand How Akshan Will Play

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

Yasuo Akshan Synergy Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Akshan Image
6.9
< Kills >
7
7.2
< Deaths >
7
5.5
< Assists >
5.4
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
184
< Minions Killed >
184
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.51
17,897
< Physical Damage >
18,508
1,830
< Magic Damage >
1,888
845
< True Damage >
966
20,573
< Damage Dealt >
21,362
24,573
< Damage Taken >
24,560
12,467
< Gold Earned >
12,546
2.25
< Towers >
2.32
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,549
< Total Healing >
5,666
13,939
< Experience >
14,409
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
196
< Time Dealing CC >
209

How to Play with Akshan as Yasuo in LoL

The Yasuo Akshan synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akshan, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Yasuo sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akshan. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Akshan helps Yasuo perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Yasuo is paired with Akshan, he sees a little drop in his full damage output. This change may signal that Akshan does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that their support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Yasuo is played alongside Akshan on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Akshan.

Additionally, when Yasuo plays with Akshan on the same side, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Akshan does a poor job of protecting Yasuo in team fights.

Synergies between Yasuo and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Yasuo
Akshan

Is Yasuo better when played alongside Akshan?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Yasuo that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. However, Akshan is a very bad companion for Yasuo. By playing on the same team as Yasuo, they drops their win rate by -3.1% to 47.5%. This proves that there is an easy to overcome and exploit synergy between Yasuo and Akshan that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Akshan has a much lower diffuclty than Yasuo. That means Yasuo players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Akshan comrades to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by aligning Yasuo and Akshan together, you may not be giving your other teammates enough AP. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Akshan ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo Akshan Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Yasuo and Akshan, we analyzed 1,918 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Yasuo with Akshan comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo to pair well with Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to include in your Yasuo and Akshan synergy build include Blade of The Ruined King, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo bought at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Akshan than with most other common builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 47.5% helping carry Akshan with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Yasuo and Akshan pairings, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Akshan with Yasuo are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.